Privacy Manager

Location:

Dublin or Ireland (Hybrid or Remote)

Bentley Systems is seeking a Privacy Manager to join our growing Corporate Responsibility team to lead the continued evolution of our privacy program, driving the next phase of maturity and innovation.

Reporting to the Global Data Protection Officer, you will have significant autonomy to enhance our privacy controls, processes, and policies. This is a strategic role where you will collaborate cross-functionally including with product and technology teams to address emerging privacy challenges, including supporting the development of our AI responsible use and digital regulation programs. As a key advisor for our operations, your expertise will be crucial in ensuring our privacy strategy is robust and effective on a global scale.

• Take full ownership of our established global privacy program. You will be empowered to assess, refine, and advance our policies, processes, and controls to a new level of maturity.
• Be a strategic partner and collaborate across the business including product, technology, infosec, legal and leadership teams to embed a "privacy‑by‑design" culture, providing expert guidance on a range of compliance matters.
• Be a key advisor on emerging digital regulations and play a central role in developing and implementing our AI responsible use program.
• Utilize your knowledge of European privacy regulations to help navigate the deltas in APAC and other international regions, ensuring our global strategy is both consistent and locally relevant.
• Create and deliver dynamic, engaging privacy training that resonates with different teams, from engineers to marketers, translating complex requirements into actionable business practices.
• Oversee core privacy functions, including Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), risk reviews, and data subject rights requests, ensuring efficiency and excellence.

• 3+ years privacy experience, with a track record of developing, implementing, or significantly contributing to a privacy program (in‑house or from top‑tier consultancy firm), ideally within a global setting.
• Specialist privacy qualifications, such as an IAPP certification (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPM) or a Law or IT degree or higher, or a diploma focused on data protection would be a distinct advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex privacy requirements clearly and persuasively to diverse stakeholders, fostering engagement, collaboration and driving change.
• Experience building relationships and influencing cross‑functional teams and leadership within a global enterprise environment.
• A proactive and collaborative colleague who thrives on working independently while connecting with global colleagues.

• A great team and culture – please see our colleague video.
• An exciting career as an integral part of a world‑leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction – watch this short documentary about how we got our start.
• An attractive salary and benefits package.
• A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.
• A company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.

Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner‑operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle.

Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance.

Bentley is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers for employment all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, religion/belief, national origin, caste, age, or any other characteristic protected by local law or unrelated to job qualifications.